8 Ways to Justify Quitting the Gym
Submitted by Pete on Wed, 01/16/2008 - 10:21pm.
It's new year and you're looking to cut your outgoing bills but can you really justify that expensive gym membership? Without it you could get fat and die, or so they like to remind you. Here is a list of ways to help justify getting rid of that costly health tax.
- Is it really worth what you paying? My gym is £45 a month, yes thats the same as a new Xbox game but without the fun associated with the game. Out of that £45 I not only get a gym but all the classes, a pool, line dancing and various other things that I'm paying for but don't use.
- You won't get fat if you just eat less. This is a double bonus as not only are you not paying for the gym but your food bill is cheaper too. Just by cutting out the crap (McDonalds, KFC and Burger King etc) then you wont need to go to the gym to burn them off.
- If you received a Nintendo Wii for Xmas then this is all you need to justify dropping that expensive fitness tax called the gym.
- All your cool friends watch really lame-ass exercise DVD's to work out. It's that time of year when celebrities and r-tards bring out fitness DVD's that you can do from sitting in your sofa. Davina McCalls latest one is £11.98 on Amazon and even has a 20 second preview.
- No kidding a gym is a depressing place. People who tell you otherwise are wrong.
- OMG taking a walk is easy, I just park an extra 5minutes walk from work every day and not only get free parking but an extra 5 minutes of exercise! Thats a whopping 1300minutes (21 hours) of extra exercise per year plus £520 saved in parking costs.
- The gym is not a natural environment. If you're a true geek then your PC/Mac/Xbox/PS3 is so don't try to kid yourself into thinking you should be at a gym.
- Whilst we are on the subject of the environment just think how much electricity that gym uses to power all those machines! Think of the harm you are doing to the environment when instead you can take a carbon free run round the park.
Disclaimer: I quit my gym earlier tonight.
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Good point about the environmental impact of gyms ! Think how much energy it takes to heat and light all those pools, steam rooms etc. It has to be significant doesnt it ?
As Pete's dad and a member of the same gym I would like to point out another advantage to Pete's list. It will not be long before Pete's stomach looks bigger than mine!
LOL Petes Dad !
I'm not renewing my membership either which is due for renewal end of the month. Im just starting running again a couple of times a week with a mate from work, feel so much better running for 30 mins than spending longer than that at the gym! Oh well I gave it ago for a year better than nothing!
You have to give three months notice which sucks.
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